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I was out of town and was unable to attend the Legislative Lowdown but applaud the League of Women Voters for hosting it. Reading the Heralds account of the meeting (Feb. 24) left me wondering a couple of things.
While agreeing with Mike McLachlan in calling for a conversation about guns, the Second Amendment, mental health and public safety, shouldnt that conversation have come before his voting on four house bills concerning these issues? Issues which, agree or disagree, undeniably limit Second Amendment rights while arguably doing little to improve safety. According to the Herald, McLachlan did speak with Joe Biden about the proposed legislation. Maybe Mike could better represent his constituency by conversing with us. Or does the ruling class just intend to get together and decide what is in our collective best interest on all topics?
Twice in the Herald story, it points out that some individuals present were from outside of District 59. Shouldnt we expect, if not support, attendance of fellow Coloradans (or for that matter, any U.S. citizen), given that as the phone call from our vice president evidences, the house bills supported by McLachlan have national implications?
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Read write locks
objects are used to control access to mutable data in a multithreaded environment.
When a thread is finished with the data, you must ensure the lock is released.
Brian Goetz in Java Concurrency in Practice strongly recommends the following technique for
ensuring that a lock is released. It uses a
try..finally style; this ensures that no matter what
happens during the time the lock is held, it will eventually be unlocked. Even if an unexpected
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Lock myLock = ... myLock.lock(); try { //interact with mutable data } finally{ myLock.unlock(); }
Here's an example which follows the above pattern, with a read-write lock.
import java.util.LinkedHashMap; import java.util.Map; import java.util.concurrent.locks.Lock; import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock; /** User preferences, using a read-write lock.
The context: preference information is read in upon startup. The config data is 'read-mostly': usually, a caller simply reads the information. It gets updated only occasionally.
Using a read-write lock means that multiple readers can access the same data simultaneously. If a single writer gets the lock, however, then all other callers (either reader or writer) will block until the lock is released by the writer.
(In practice, Brian Goetz reports that the implementation of ConcurrentHashMap is so good that it would likely suffice in many cases, instead of a read-write lock.) */ public final class Preferences { /** Fetch a setting - this is the more common operation. */ public String fetch(String aName){ String result = ""; fReadLock.lock(); try { result = fPreferences.get(aName); } finally { fReadLock.unlock(); } return result; } /** Change a setting - this is the less common operation. */ public void update(String aName, String aValue){ fWriteLock.lock(); try { fPreferences.put(aName, aValue); } finally { fWriteLock.unlock(); } } //...elided // PRIVATE /** Holds the preferences as simple name-value pairs of Strings. */ private final Map<String, String> fPreferences = new LinkedHashMap<>(); private final ReentrantReadWriteLock fLock = new ReentrantReadWriteLock(); private final Lock fReadLock = fLock.readLock(); private final Lock fWriteLock = fLock.writeLock(); }

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Austin is not as good yet but he is still pretty damn good. When Brandon plays you will see why Bobby Allen was retained
Davonte Neal is down to three schools: Notre Dame, Arkansas, and North Carolina. From what I've read, it appears he is headed to Notre Dame. He announces his decision February 21st.
Unpossible. He just won the National Independence Championship.This guy is coming for him.
this is the least give a shit football season i can remember.
So, one of the last guys we are considering in our class is Davonte Neal. The top athlete in this class and the #8 overall prospect. He's a Joe Adams kind of guy in kick off returns, and as a receiver, but he's willing to play corner too. Anyway, Neal had his signing day ceremony this morning on live TV at his old elementary school. They had a ceremony and had 600 kids waiting for him. He no showed. The principal sent the kids back to their classes and they were all crying. I'd still love to have him. He'd be a Starkville of a player for us. Of course, he's most likely going to Notre Dame, or Arizona, but we're also in his final four along with North Carolina. If we don't get Neal, McKale McKaye (6'6" receiver from Louisville with a 41" vertical) may be our last signee. McKaye is a 3* player in basketball and football (he wants to play both in college).
Wait, I thought when we used to steal commitments from UTEP that was considered a bad thing?
Yeah, all the speed and agility, but without the drama.
Perusing the quotes following that ESPN article on McKay's signing and I saw this gem:bigbopper07Every National Champion in the BCS era had a freshman receiver on their roster. FACT.Wow. Now there's a fact for you. Teams won a BCS championship and also happened to have a freshman receiver somewhere on the roster. Jesus.


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Evolutionists no longer are concerned with obtaining evidence to support the fact of evolution but rather are concerned with what sorts of knowledge can be obtained from different sources of evidence. The following sections identify the most productive of these sources and illustrate the types of information they have provided.
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There are different ways to make a web page more easy to read, but there are two options that come directly from the operating system that many developers and designers seem to confuse — high contrast and inverted colors.
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Since Windows 7, users have had the option to apply a color scheme in Windows that reduces the total system colors to a smaller set with much greater contrast than otherwise. While there are some pre-set themes, users can customize the colors as they see fit. The keyboard shortcut to enable it is Left Alt + Shift + Prt Scrn .
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You can detect if Windows High Contrast Mode is active with non-standard media queries that are only supported in Internet Explorer and Edge.
You can then make adjustments to your content, such as not relying on background images or styling controls to be more obvious. Whenever possible, avoid setting any colors, though if you use system colors be sure to test.
This feature has existed since at least Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. The keyboard shortcut to enable it is Ctrl + ⌥ + ⌘ + 8 (though I understand the shortcut is disabled by default).
The colors on a web page will be inverted, much like the CSS filter, running the invert filter in Photoshop, or looking at the negative of a photo. Essentially, a color is replaced with its opposite, including black and white. If a page already has poor contrast, this does not increase the contrast, though the color swapping may improve perception for some users. You will see in the screen shot that images are inverted as well. At the OS level, the smart invert is supposed to not invert images .
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I was pleasantly surprised, while visiting the United Nations Visitors Centre in NYC last week, to discover all sorts of artwork — quilts with a "women's rights" theme, a giant wall mural featuring all sorts of animals, and photographs depicting the aftermath of Japan's early 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
The United Nations clealy understands the power of art to effect social change. Hence their call for artwork by youth on the theme of nuclear disarmament. The "Art for Peace Contest" is sponsored by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and the Harmony for Peace Foundation.
The contest runs through April 30. Youth in all countries who are between 5 and 17 years of age can enter the contest. They can draw, paint, sketch, use pens, pencils, crayons, charcoal, oil, acrylic paint or watercolor to create their artwork. "Be creative," say contest organizers. "Use your imagination to show a world free of nuclear weapons, a world without bombs, without wars, without fear."
Participants are encouraged to watch a short film online before creating their own artwork based on the content of the film and the contest theme. Different films are available for different age groups. Films and entry details are available at www.unartforpeace.org.
Artwork submitted for the contest is posted online so family, friends and others can share works via social media. Contest organizers note that "children between the ages of 5 and 12 will need to have their parents or teachers help them with their submissions."
There will be four winners in each age category (ages 5-8, ages 9-12 and ages 13-17), and all entries will be judged using the same criteria: creativity, composition, theme and technique. The winners will be announced before the end of May.
For age groups 5-8 and 9-12, the winners will receive art supplies. For the 13-17 age group, there will be cash prizes of $500 for first place, $300 for second place, $200 for third place and $100 for fourth place.
Each winning entry will also receive a certificate from the United Nations and all winning artwork will be reproduced in a United Nations calendar. All artwork submitted must be original. Click here for full contest rules.
While buying stamps for my daughter Jennifer at the the U.N. Visitors Centre post office I overheard a gentleman ask about U.N. stamps issued in years past which featured artwork by winners of previous Lions Clubs International art contests for children. Seems Lions clubs hold a "Peace Poster Contest" each year, inviting children to submit artwork on a designated peace-related theme.
Students who will be 11, 12 or 13 years old on Nov. 15 can enter the 2012-13 contest, which features an "Imagine Peace" theme. Works can be submitted in a variety of mediums, including charcoal, crayon, pencil and pastel, and prizes will be awarded to 24 young artists. One grand prize winner will receive $5,000 and 23 merit award winners will receive $500. Click here for contest details, and here to see posters created by 24 grand prize winners from years past.
— Lynn
Note: To find calls for artwork and art contests for children within the state of Arizona, visit the Arizona Commission on the Arts at www.azarts.gov. Click here for details on the 2012 Arizona Young Artists' Competition (the deadline to enter is March 25).
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LOS ANGELES — A public safety officer at two Orange County campuses has lost one of his jobs after being accused of posting pro-Nazi and racist photos on social media.
The Los Angeles Times reports (http://lat.ms/17Dbocc ) 31-year-old Carlos Vazquez was fired from his position at Golden West College in Huntington Beach. He was put on administrative leave from his post at the University of California, Irvine.
The newspaper says the controversial photos were posted on Instagram under Vazquez's handle "clos–vaz." The photos included a shot of Adolf Hitler with children and a caption that read, "I love how attentive my kids are when it comes to real WW2 history."
KCBS-TV reports there were also several photos of African Americans with racially insensitive comments.
Asked by KCBS if he was a Nazi sympathizer, Vazquez said he had no comment.
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Violators are subject to University disciplinary action, criminal prosecution, fine and/or imprisonment. It is unlawful to sell, furnish or provide alcohol to a person under the age of 21. The possession of alcohol by anyone under 21 years of age is illegal. It is also a violation of the University Alcohol Policy for anyone to consume or possess alcohol in any public or private area of campus. Individuals, organizations or groups violating alcohol/substance policies or laws may be subject to sanctions by the University as well as prosecution under applicable laws.
The LeTourneau University campus has been designated "drug free." The possession, sale, manufacture or distribution of any controlled substance is illegal under both state and federal laws. Such laws are strictly enforced by the University Police Department. Violators are subject to University disciplinary action, criminal prosecution, fine and/or imprisonment as prescribed by law.
Specific serious health risks are associated with the use of alcohol and illicit drugs. Some of the major risks are listed below. For more information, contact the LeTourneau University Counseling Center.
Alcohol and Other Depressants (barbiturates, sedatives, and tranquilizers)
Addiction, accidents as a result of impaired ability and judgment, alcohol poisoning, overdose when used with other depressants, damage to a developing fetus, heart and liver damage.
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Addiction, cardiovascular system damage including heart attack, brain damage, seizures, lung damage, severe depression, paranoia, psychosis. Similar risks are associated with other stimulants, such as speed and uppers.
Tobacco smoke contains thousands of chemical compounds, many of which are known to cause cancer. Nicotine, which is a central nervous system stimulant, produces an increase in heart and respiration rates, blood pressure, adrenaline production and metabolism. People can rapidly become physically and psychologically dependent on tobacco. Compromises the immune system.
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'Achewood' Might Become a TV Show
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The beloved, brilliant web comic "Achewood" might become a TV show. Creator Chris Onstad announced yesterday that he's been "working with a team of artists, engineers, and producers to bring Achewood to life. To give it the voices, richness, and opportunities it never had as a comic strip." For years, Onstad updated "Achewood" several times a month, but the strip has been on hiatus since June. "I;m flying to Los Angeles today to begin a week of network pitch meetings," Onstad wrote. "If things go well, we'll find a home for our show." [Rips out eyelashes, starts making wishes.] If you need some help getting started with your "Achewood" fandom, here's a great strip about greeting cards and the best argument ever against getting up early.


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Marian University's School of Mathematics and Sciences is connecting this summer with middle school and high school students to assist them with individualized research projects. High School juniors and seniors even have the opportunity to earn college credit in the process.
Students entering their junior and senior years in high school attend a program called iROCC (Individualized Research Oriented College Credit), which is designed for students to work on independent research projects while earning college credit. Students are provided a unique opportunity to utilize the scientific resources and expertise the Marian University faculty and staff have to offer to complete an independent research project and prepare for participation in the Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair and the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Students whose projects are accepted to these fairs maximize their later attractiveness for college scholarships. To participate, students must have a minimum 3.00 GPA, as well as a minimum score of 910 on the SAT (91 PSAT) or 19 on the ACT (19 ACTPLAN). Students register for three credit hours of Bio/Che/Mat/Phy/ 108 (Intro to Directed Research) and complete 144 hours of research based curriculum. Tuition is $300 plus a $200 lab fee, and students earn tuition reimbursement for three credits after enrolling at Marian University.
Camp ROC (Research Orientation and Collaboration) is designed for students entering grade 7-10. Camp ROC provides students with an exciting research experience through a fun, camp-based ISEF curriculum. Faculty of the School of Mathematics and Sciences at Marian University offer individualized guidance on independent research projects that will prepare students for participation in Intel ISEF affiliated science fairs. To ensure that students receive individualized attention, Marian University caps student to faculty ratio 4:1. Students can choose from a two-week, four-week, or six-week session and even have the option of living on campus if they choose.
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Earlier this year, a 10th grader from Fishers, Indiana who received research assistance from Marian University faculty finished higher than anyone her age at the ISEF.
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Jon, your term, "car rich" made me LMAO. I certainly understand the term, but from my perspective, that's like saying "debt rich." I try not to be rich in quickly depreciating assets.
I want a ride too!!!
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/FEG/bestworst.shtmlLook at the bottom under worst cars.
Interesting, but how accurate is that, I mean, c'mon. The Bentley Conti GTC is a "sub compact"? WTF?People I know with the Prius run about 35mpg in the city, and maybe 40 on the highway.
You can thank divorces for that one.
Are you as impatient with wives as you are with cars?
It appears to be a joke (appropriate or not), your statement was in the plural. He was highlighting it. Let's move on.Things written can easily be misinterpreted.


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Baylor's Truett Seminary Expands Its Reach With a New Extension Campus in AustinAug. 26, 2013
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WACO, Texas (Aug. 26, 2013) - In its latest move to expand its reach to potential ministerial students and meet the changing needs of congregations, Baylor University's George W. Truett Theological Seminary will open an extension campus in Austin in January 2014.
Truett will host an open house and information session for prospective students, Austin-area alumni, and church and community leaders from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the extension campus in Oak Creek Plaza, 3107 Oak Creek Drive, in Austin.
"Truett's commitment to Scripture, theology and the practice of ministry is apparent throughout our curriculum," said Dennis Tucker, Ph.D., Truett's associate dean of academic affairs and associate professor of Christian Scriptures. "Our faculty members care deeply about the life of the church and the formation of its ministers. For those in ministry and for those preparing for ministry, this should be an exciting opportunity for continued growth."
The opening of the extension campus follows other recent innovations at Truett, among them the addition of a new joint master's degree program in ministry and business administration to prepare ministers who increasingly serve not only as spiritual guides, but also as business leaders to plan financial strategies and ensure financial integrity for congregations and nonprofit organizations.
Additionally, a new graduate program with an emphasis in sports chaplaincy was established in 2011 for those who seek to minister in and through sports. And for those who feel called to ministry but do not have the money or time to attend seminary, Truett offers a certificate of ministry program geared to bi-vocational pastors and pastors of small churches.
Classes at the extension campus will begin on Jan. 13, 2014, with a limited number of courses offered during the day on Mondays and on Tuesday evenings. Those teaching in the spring 2014 semester include Roger Olson, Ph.D., Truett professor of Christian theology and holder of the Foy Valentine Professorship in Christian Ethics; John Duncan, pastor of First Baptist Church of Georgetown, Texas, and adjunct professor at Truett; and Collin Bullard, adjunct professor.
Truett, which has more than 300 students enrolled, awarded its 1,000th degree in December.
For more information about Truett or the new program, call (800) 229-5678, option 5, or visit www.baylor.edu/truett/extension
Baylor University is a private Christian university and a nationally ranked research institution, characterized as having "high research activity" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The university provides a vibrant campus community for approximately 15,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating university in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 11 nationally recognized academic divisions. Baylor sponsors 19 varsity athletic teams and is a founding member of the Big 12 Conference.
Baylor University's George W. Truett Theological Seminary provides theological education leading to the Master of Divinity, the Master of Arts in Christian Ministry, the Master of Theological Studies, or the Doctor of Ministry degrees that are centered in the gospel of Jesus Christ and consistent with historic Baptist commitments to prepare persons to carry this gospel to the churches and the world. Within the M.Div. degree program, students can choose concentrations in Biblical Studies and Theology, Christian Education, Ministry Leadership, Missions and World Christianity, Worship Leadership, Spiritual Formation, Sports Ministry, and Youth/Family/Student Ministry. Truett Seminary also offers three Dual Degree programs - a M.Div./MSW and MTS/MSW through a partnership with Baylor's School of Social Work, a M.Div./Master of Music through a partnership with the Baylor's School of Music, and a M.Div./MBA through a partnership with Baylor's Hankamer School of Business.
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Get the holiday season off to a festive start at our annual Tree Trimming Party! The WAG elves will be on hand to help you create your own artful Christmas ornaments to hang on the tree. Bring your camera and take your picture with Santa. Sip hot chocolate and munch Christmas cookies, and have fun playing festive games.
As a special treat this year, the WAG is teaming up with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Filbert the Bear, the lovable mascot for their annual production of Nutcracker, will be on hand with his warm hugs and high-fives, along with a company ballerina who will autograph your Christmas ornament.
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Defendant, Since Her Arrest, Has Helped Authorities With National Security Investigations
An American woman who used the online name "Jihad Jane" and admitted to conspiring to wage jihad overseas was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday by a federal judge in Philadelphia.
Colleen LaRose, 50 years old, who pleaded guilty in 2011 to four charges related to giving aid to terrorists, faced a maximum sentence of life in prison. But she received far less after federal prosecutors asked the judge, Petrese B. Tucker, to factor in Ms. LaRose's "extensive" cooperation with law enforcement following...


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2011: Played in 21 games his final season with the Gauchos…Scored three goals and tallied an assist, which was the game-winning helper in the 1-0 win over NC State (Sept. 4)…Scored twice in the 3-1 win over UC Davis (Oct. 26), including a 60-yard shot…Was named to the All-Big West First Team and named the Gauchos' Defensive MVP…Was selected by Seattle Sounders FC in the Second Round (33rd overall) of the MLS Supplemental Draft.
2010: Played in 19 games, starting eight for the Gauchos…Scored the game-winner in a 4-0 win over Buffalo (Sept. 19)…Assisted David Opoku's game-winner against No. 7 UCLA (Sept. 24).
2009: Played in 12 matches and started six...First career start was on Oct. 15 against UC Davis, the Gauchos won, 3-0...His first career goal clinched a 1-0 double overtime victory for UCSB at UC Irvine (Oct. 31)...Notched the lone Gaucho goal in a 4-1 loss to UC Irvine in the Big West Tournament final (Nov. 14)...Started the NCAA Tournament First and Second Round games against Wofford (Nov. 19) and San Diego (Nov. 22), logging 180 minutes of postseason play.
2008: Made 10 appearances off the bench in his first year as a Gaucho...Took one shot during the season...Played the most minutes of the year in the 2-1 win at UC Irvine (10/4)...Participated in six of the Gauchos' victories against Air Force (8/29), Kentucky (9/05), Loyola Marymount (9/07), Indiana (9/27), UC Irvine (10/4) and UC Riverside (10/14).
Played club for West Coast Premier.
Played center back for nationally-ranked Servite High School in Anaheim, Calif....A First Team All-CIF and All-Orange County selection as a senior in 2008...A two-time Trinity League Defensive MVP (2007 and 2008) and the Friars' MVP in 2008...As a senior, tallied 10 goals and three assists for 23 points...Team captain in 2008...Servite posted a school-record 17 shutouts in 2008...Winner of the "Team" award in 2007...Helped lead the Friars to the 2007 CIF Quarterfinals as well as titles at the Upland and Western Christian tourneys...In 2006, Servite won the San Marcos High School Tournament as well as the Western Christian Tournament...Friars were CIF quarterfinalists in 2005...Also played baseball at SHS...A vicar in Servite's Formation Program, which prepares young men for success in college and in life... A member of the Principal's Honor Roll...The fourth Gaucho player from Servite in the last ten years.
Timothy George Pontius was born Dec. 21, 1989 in West Covina, Calif....Prefers to go by Tim...Majoring in economics and accounting...Listens to music before every game...Can best be described as "loyal and humble"...Favorite sports team is Chelsea FC and he admires the play of Chelsea defender John Terry...Top movie is "Superbad", while "The Office" is his most-watched TV show...Son of Richard and Mary Ellen Pontius...Has two older brothers, David and Chris, and a younger sister, Sarah...Chris played with the Gauchos from 2005-08 and now plays for DC United.


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What secrets and mysteries lie beneath the depths of Lake Ontario? Local author Susan Peterson Gateley will discuss her new book, "Legends and Lore of Lake Ontario," Saturday, Sept. 28, at 11 a.m. at the Niagara History Center.
The lake's Huron name, "Ontario," means "Lake of Shining Waters." Those waters guard their secrets, which have grown into local legends over the years. Gateley's book offers historic tales of Lake Ontario's sailors fearing sea monsters and ghosts, and Native Americans' rich lore of spirits, serpents and heroes. Stories abound of smugglers who have plied the lake from the War of 1812 to Prohibition to the present day. The lake has also been the site of terrible storms, shipwrecks and daring rescues, and their accounts live on.
Gateley's book also tells the tale of the real Maid of the Mist and the source of unique Lake Ontario location names such as Soup Harbor and Devil's Nose. In her History Center presentation, she will share all these colorful stories and legends, fact and fiction, past and present, which continue to fascinate those of us living along Ontario's shores.
Gateley sails and writes on Lake Ontario. Prior to pursuing a career in writing and publishing, she was a fisheries biologist and high school science teacher.
Her talk is free and open to the public.


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Puppet Workshop - Creativity App for Kids 4+
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● One of the "Five Creative Apps Every Kid Should Try" according to Huffington Post
● One of the "50 best apps for kids from 2013 that parents can trust" according to The Guardian
● A 2014 Parents' Choice Recommended Award Winner
● Best App Ever Awards / 3rd place in Best Young Kids App category
● One of the "20 best creative iPhone and iPad apps for kids of 2013″ according to Apps Playground
● "There are some great apps that allow kids to make movies, draw, paint, and even animate, but Puppet Workshop is definitely one of the best we've seen in a long time." - appoLearning
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● "What is most wonderful about this app is the endless uses–it really inspires creativity" - Smart Apps For Kids
● "I love apps that encourage our kids to show their creativity and have fun making art!" - The iPhone Mom
Puppet Workshop was created to develop your child's creativity. Choose a sock or glove which will become a virtual puppet. Create the eyes, nose, mouth and hair using a variety of buttons, strands, ornaments, etc. Place the puppet on the background available in the app or upload your own background from camera roll on your iPad. Alternatively, your child may use some paper, markers, crayons and independently create his or her own background that you can use in Puppet Workshop.
Do you like this game? Easy as 1-2-3 – use any socks, buttons, threads that you can find at home and create your own hand puppets. Put them on your hands, play different roles and have a lot of fun.
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Conference on Spirituality to be May 17
April 03. 2013 8:01PM
MANCHESTER - Pastoral Counseling Services of Manchester announces the 4th annual Conference on Spirituality and Psychotherapy on Friday, May 17.
This year's topic is "The Fragile Pact: Couples in Treatment," and will feature two half-day sessions developed for two main audiences, psychotherapists and religious professionals.
Dr. Doug Stephens, a psychotherapist, will facilitate both sessions. Stephens serves as the training coordinator at Pastoral Counseling Services, Inc. and is executive director at the Adirondack Samaritan Counseling Center in Hudson Falls, N.Y.
From 8:45 a.m. to noon, psychotherapists can explore clinical models for couples in treatment and enhance their abilities to engage couples in conflict, including creating and sustaining interactional change.
Registration fees for the morning session are $65 and this course has a pending application for 3 Category I Continuing Education Units. A student rate is also available for $45.
From 1 to 4 p.m., religious professionals will focus on a pastoral model to engage couples and assess for referral. Objectives include differentiating between chronic issues and situation or short-term issues, conflict resolution skills, and developing strategies to express serious concerns while maintaining the pastoral connection.
Registration fees for the afternoon session are $35
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The Denali Home Collection is a division of Monterey Mills, a major manufacturer of pile or fleece products with over 60 years producing quality products. We've trademarked our fabric called Microplush®. Our throws are incredibly soft and luxurious utilizing bold colorful patterns. Quality sets us apart. They're made of a fine acrylic fiber, so they are machine washable and are non- pill. Our throws are a generous double sided 60"x72" size with a coordinating solid or pattern on the back. We have a distinctive lodge look, but have expanded to include home decorative styles as well. Lovely solids and softer patterns round up this category. Our faux fur Ranch Mink and Cheetah throws are dry-cleanable.
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Looking for a Home screen replacement? Might want to give Open Home a look. Similar to the other home replacement applications Open Home gives you additional Home screens, 7 total. Unlike aHome or dxTop, Open Home only slides either left or right, not up or down.
The developer, Better Android, already has a number of themes available and is being assisted by users over on xda-developer forum. Better Android is offering a free copy of the full application to the original artists of any available themes. The wording in the theme descriptions seem to imply he may have modified them from themes intended for another purpose and without the artist's permission. I hope that isn't the case, as it would be a copyright violation. Several of the themes are quite nice, a few don't suit my taste nevertheless, are nicely done.
What makes Open Home standout at the moment is the newly Open Home – Cupcake Full edition giving users a peak at the infamous Cupcake update, expected in April in the U.S. The demo features Live Folders and touch screen keyboard (search only) , screen rotation and something called Rename Work Space. Cupcake has additional upgrades beyond what Open Home can emulate at the moment most of which are beyond what Better Android could develop with the current API release.
To demo Live Folders install the Live Folders demo. This demo offers two previews, Contacts With Numbers and All Contacts. When added to the Home screen and launched each Live Folder displays contacts with a translucent background that appears like a "windowed" application. I didn't have any trouble with All Contacts but Contacts With Phone Numbers displayed contacts multiple times and when a contact was selected displayed the wrong one, proof this is in fact a demo.
Additional features shown is an application dock which appears on the right side of the screen as a white star. The white star is difficult to see on the default skin, so be sure to look for it. In portrait mode a small magnifying glass appears on the left side when activated switches to whichever screen has the search window and shows the on-screen keyboard. The keyboard is responsive enough, certainly as responsive as the iPhone or Storm's on-screen keyboards. I'm not a fan of on-screen typing but is handy for a quick one or two word search without opening the keyboard.
The last feature worth noting is the auto-rotating screen giving Android the much sought after ability of the iPhone and S60 devices for quite some time. Auto-rotate works reasonably well although could use a sliding sensitivity setting for better sensitivity if desired. Auto-rotate will be handy for those few apps the don't fit on the screen in landscape or portrait however, without a landscape on-screen keyboard its functionality is less useful.
All of these options can be enabled or disabled from Open Home's settings. There is an option for Renaming Work Space. I'm not sure what is defined as Work Space. I didn't find any area that could be renames, as such appears to be a useless option at the moment.
Better Android is offering this application for $2.99 until more features are available, persumably when Cupcake is released. Better Android says this update is nearly the same as the Lite edition but also states the Cupcake edition may or may not go up in price with Cupcakes release. For this reason I don't know I would recommend purchasing this app just yet. I might just stick with the lite version at least until Cupcake is released.


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BREAKING: Khizr Khan Family AKA "Kinky Lick" On Ashley Madison, Using Dead Son's Foundation Building As Fetish Sex Club?
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SAS Épinal have only won two games this season in France's third tier, yet they are celebrating ending Olympique Lyonnais's French Cup defence thanks to a dramatic victory.
In front of a Stade de la Colombière full to its 7,000 capacity, Lyon were playing their first cup tie since beating US Quevilly at Stade de France in April. However, striker Bafétimbi Gomis admitted Lyon "paid for a poor start" as they overturned a two-goal deficit but lost on penalties after a 3-3 draw.
Tristan Boubaya headed in two Romain Chouleur corners on 11 and 14 minutes for Épinal, who have never played above Ligue 2. Within seven minutes Gomis and Gueïda Fofana levelled and Lisandro's penalty put them ahead but Chouleur set up Valentin Focki to force an extra half-hour. Lyon hit the post twice in extra time but penalties were needed and after Bakary Koné and Fofana missed their attempts Famara Diedhiou hit Épinal's winner.
"I don't know if it's a dream or if it's real," said Épinal president Yves Bailly while coach Fabien Tissot described the achievement as "just huge but deserved". He added: "We thought there was no point in coming on the pitch to only keep it tight," while Lyon's Michel Bastos hailed "a team who managed to make us stutter. Credit to them."
With 6th place in Ligue 2 in 1977/78 their highest-ever finish, and having already equalled their best cup run by making the round of 32, Épinal could write another page of their history when they host another former trophy winner, FC Nantes, in a fortnight.
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Gay men in Argyle, Texas, give lives to livestock with Ranch Hand Rescue
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When Bob Williams walks into the barnyard, there's a near stampede as miniature horses big and small, llamas and a donkey run to greet him. This is the man who's given them a better life of love, safety and, most importantly, hope. At Ranch Hand Rescue in Argyle, Texas, it's easy to believe that animals can have such complicated feelings and emotions. You can see it in their eyes, and in the case of Ozella the donkey, hear it in her enthusiastic brays.
For the former telecom executive, rescuing farm animals was never part of his long-term plan. But a stroke in October 2007 changed everything.
"I decided it wasn't about money any more. The stroke was pretty devastating and scary. I decided to do something I loved, but I never pictured myself with farm animals," Williams laughs.
But that's where he ended up. After the stroke, Williams retired and began helping out more with his partner Marty Polasko's business, the American Spa & Pet Resort.
"Marty's whole philosophy for the pet resort was the best of everything, Disneyland for dogs. That's why you'll see swimming pools, play parks and suites. When people come here, they see that it's all about animals. It's designed for dogs and cats. Everything he's done is just overwhelming," he says.
Soon, rescuing horses and donkeys became part of the equation.
"We started off saving them one at a time," he says. "Then about a year and a half ago, a guy walked into the lobby and said he wanted to make a $250 donation to us for our animals. I thought, 'Wow, what are we going to do with that?' We couldn't take his money because we're not a private charity."
Williams soon realized that he and Polasko were all about the animals and giving back to the community. Thus Ranch Hand Rescue was created. What started out with donkeys and horses has grown to encompass everything from neglected and abused ducks, geese, turkeys, pigs, rabbits, goats, even turtles.
The goal is to rehabilitate the animals and bring them back to good health, then adopt them out into loving homes as companion animals. In a few instances, the animals remain with Ranch Hand Rescue and join the on-site sanctuary to live out their lives in comfort and safety. Goats in the sanctuary will never be milked again; horses will never be ridden; turkeys enjoy a permanent pardon from Thanksgiving dinner.
Since forming in April 2009, Ranch Hand Rescue has saved more than 85 farm animals. The efforts have required building a new barn, creating a quarantine area for the sickest of animals, hiring staff and leasing additional land, all of which is costly and ongoing.
"We get three to four calls per week from people reporting possible abuse or neglect," Williams says. Cases are turned over to the sheriff's department and investigated before Ranch Hand Rescue is tapped to make an assessment. In most cases, people are given the opportunity to take corrective action to bring their animals back to health, but that often never happens.
During a recent tour of the facility, a call came in to Williams from Deanne Murillo, an animal cruelty investigator making a site visit to a farm. Neighbors had complained that they'd noticed horses that were tied to a fence post with a rope, limiting their ability to run and roam. They appeared seriously malnourished with no access to food or water.
"There was not a blade of grass on their property," Murillo says. "The [owners] were very nice to me, but things were all very iffy. There were 20 or more puppies there, too. Some were walking on three legs and had sores on their bodies."
The horses in particular were suffering though. "I'm going to go back and check in three weeks and if things haven't improved, they could have their animals seized," Murillo says. "I left copies of the law, I read the law to them, I told them where they were in violation and we don't want to take their horses."
Even though the family was cooperative and seemed concerned, it was doubtful things would improve. That's when Ranch Hand Rescue would rescue the horses, adding the new horses to four others currently in the quarantine barn.
"This is Lips," Williams says walking up to a stall. "He's a stallion that needs to be gelded. He has severe nerve damage to the face. Lips was beaten, so he's skittish."
Indeed, Lips immediately cowers, moves to a far corner and begins to shake. He won't even look up because there's somebody else there besides Williams, whom he's just barely beginning to trust.
"One of the ways we get them to get used to people, I take a lawn chair and I come in and sit down. The best way for them to rebuild their trust with humans is to spend time with them, so I'll bring a newspaper or magazine or the Dallas Voice and just hang out. He's getting a little better, but only time will tell if the nerve damage is permanent."
It's heartbreaking to hear these stories and see the fear in an animal's behavior, but simply seeing Williams' passion for the animals prevents the mood from being one of sadness. Instead, there's a palpable energy of healing and compassion. Perhaps it's because this former executive who never dreamed of this new life has clearly been won over by the beasts in his care. He calls each animal by name, softening his voice and cooing like a doting father to a newborn child.
"Hi there, Sweetie! Come to daddy," he calls to the horse. "It just brings tears to your eyes. There's no reason any person or animal should have to go through this," he says as Lips finally raises his head and slowly makes his way to the front of the stall, stopping halfway. It's progress, but just barely.
Rehabilitation can be a very slow process and patience is paramount, which Williams and his staff have in abundance. Spending time with the animals that have been brought back from the brink of starvation is all it takes, however, to understand that it'll all be worth the wait. And in the end, Ranch Hand Rescue is the best place any of these animals could ever hope to be.
The cost to maintain one horse averages $3,000/ year. Donations can be made either to Ranch Hand Rescue, Inc., 8827 Hwy 377S Argyle, Texas 76226 or online at RanchHandRescue.org. Tours available Saturdays, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Volunteers always needed.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition September 17, 2010.


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About Peter Vanderwarker
Peter Vanderwarker is an architectural photographer who captures the incongruities of everyday built and natural environments. Vanderwarker received his training in architecture and used to be a documentary film producer. He now works as a commercial photographer for publications, and creates bodies of work based on his travels within the United States and abroad. His most frequently visited subject, however, is the city of Boston, on which he has published found books. In Boston, Vanderwarker captures archetypical Boston landscapes, like ballparks, iconic structures, and its skyline. He also has projects planned for upcoming trips to China and Rwanda.
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I have an "interesting" gene pool, to say the least. My mother was a proud Bavarian, and my father was Mexican. I was born with dark blonde hair, which later turned brunette. In my late 20's, my hair began to show early signs of white hair, that evolved into a
Any resemblence to my Latina half of my D.N.A. can only be detected by my love of Mexican food, beer and my
My mother passed away on October 12, 2002. For her memorial service, my siblings and I unanimously decided to give an Oktoberfest reception with Bavarian "oom-pa-pa" music, Bavarian blue and white decorations and traditional food.
Since then, I have started an annual tradition of hosting my own intimate family Oktoberfest at our home. I enjoy making the traditional Bavarian dishes that I learned from my mother.
My Oktobefest dinner is next Saturday, so I am trying to make at least one dish a day, since these dishes freeze well. Yesterday, I made my tried & true recipe for Bavarian Red Cabbage dish (originally posted last March) that is a true winner. Honest! I've seen many recipes that uses chicken stock, but that's not the way my Mutti made it. I've put just a few tweaks into my version, but it truly captures an authentic "Blau Kraut" (blue cabbage) that would be on your plate if you were in Bavaria. The cabbage takes a little over an hour to make, from start to finish. It freezes really well, too.
Mutti once owned a Bavarian Delicatessen & Gift Shop for almost 20 years. Since I spent six years working in my mother's delicatessen (and I complained that I was free slave labor), I gained a lot of knowledge about German cold cuts and sausages. "Bratwurst" -- "brat" means fried and wurst means sausage. There is a big difference between a Bockwurst/Weisswurst and a Bratwurst. Weisswurst (VISE-VURST) is traditionally made with all veal and has chives in it. It is heated in hot water and served with either a sweet grainy mustard.
In our deli, we sold two types of Bratwurst-- all veal, and another one that also had beef and pork. It's heated and then fried in butter.The pork style of brat has evolved into the Americanized version of "brats and beer". There will be a quiz after you read this...
I took this photo in the 90's!
You would think that I love sausages, but I don't! They're okay, but I think I got tired of them. But, for some reason, I had a sudden craving for bratwurst. I decided to smother them with caramelized onions and my mom's "Bauern Kartoffeln" (Farmer Style Potatoes). This is classic comfort food from my childhood memories.
How I wish there was a good German deli where I live, but there isn't... not since mom sold her and "Bavarian Delicatessen" eventually met it's demise. Sadly, I could only find "bockwurst" at my butcher shop. Now, do you understand why I explained the difference? I have broken the Bavarian code, because I decided to fry a bockwurst! Let me show you:
In a pot of water, I heated the sausages and then turned off the water. Sausages should never be boiled!
In the same pan the I caramelized the onions (with a little olive oil), I added a small pat of unsalted butter.
Carefully, I cut shallow slits across the sausages-- just like my mom used to do.
In another pan, I cooked some bacon and then onion in the rendered fat-- then added some par-cooked Yukon Gold potatoes with a little bit of olive oil, which I had gently flattened with the palm of my hand...
I have to say that I just might have a new liking for bratwurst--because anything that is smothered in caramelized onions can't be bad! A bite of sausage with some onion, followed by a taste of red cabbage and Bavarian potatoes... and a sip of ice cold beer. Schmeckt gut!
As we say in Bavaria - Mahlzeit!
From my Mutti's heritage to your kitchen,


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Charles Dickens
- A Life
- Narrated by: Alex Jennings
- Length: 16 hrs and 29 mins
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- Release date: 06-18-12
- Language: English
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Like a hero from his novels, Dickens trod a hard path to greatness. Born into a modest middle-class family, his young life was overturned when his profligate father was sent to debtors' prison and Dickens was forced into harsh and humiliating factory work. Yet through these early setbacks he developed his remarkable eye for all that was absurd, tragic, and redemptive in London life. He set out to succeed, and with extraordinary speed and energy made himself into the greatest English novelist of the century.
Years later Dickens's daughter wrote to the author George Bernard Shaw, "If you could make the public understand that my father was not a joyous, jocose gentleman walking about the world with a plum pudding and a bowl of punch, you would greatly oblige me." Seen as the public champion of household harmony, Dickens tore his own life apart, betraying, deceiving, and breaking with friends and family while he pursued an obsessive love affair.
Charles Dickens: A Life gives full measure to Dickens's heroic stature - his huge virtues both as a writer and as a human being - while observing his failings in both respects with an unblinking eye. Renowned literary biographer Claire Tomalin crafts a story worthy of Dickens's own pen, a comedy that turns to tragedy as the very qualities that made him great - his indomitable energy, boldness, imagination, and showmanship - finally destroyed him. The man who emerges is one of extraordinary contradictions, whose vices and virtues were intertwined as surely as his life and his art.
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By C. Randall Curb on 11-04-13
A great biography brilliantly read
What made the experience of listening to Charles Dickens the most enjoyable?
Claire Tomalin is one of the finest biographers working today. This is the fourth biography by her that I have read, and I have found only one--her book on Katherine Mansfield--less than superb. The complaints that the novels are not summarized or analysed in detail are absurd. Who goes to a genuine literary biography for plot synopses? The quibbling remarks about syntax are laughable. Tomalin is an extremely lucid and careful writer. The so-called slips are not based on current grammatical rules (and I taught English for years). I loved listening to this book as I am no longer able to read the print in most books. I do own this biography however and could at least follow along, mark my place, and look at the illustrations. I found the reading impeccable.
What other book might you compare Charles Dickens to and why?
The book can be compared only to other great literary biographies, such as Claire Tomalin's book on Thomas Hardy and the biographies of Michael Holroyd.
What about Alex Jennings's performance did you like?
Alex Jennings, a great actor, is represented by many titles in the Audible catalogue. There is a good reason for this--he has a pleasing, resonant voice that the listener never tires of. It is a strong, sympathetic, manly, British voice that is perfect for reading a book about Dickens. I will seek out other recordings that Jenning has made.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Heavens no. I spent two weeks on this book. Though not overlong, it is packed with information and insight, especially into Dickens's marriage and his friendships. I have read a great deal about Dickens, but I learned much more from taking my time in reading this volume.
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By Susan on 11-17-12
erudite and well researched
thought this was an excellent overview of Dickens life. It really gave me a feel for the streets and milieu of his particular period of life. I enjoyed it especially when Ms. Tomalin reviewed his various novels and showed what was going on in his life at the same time. I had a glimpse of Dickens as a flawed, amazing man.
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TUSCOLA — Southern Illinois' men's basketball team made it back to Carbondale on Tuesday after their unexpected overnight stay on the floor of a central Illinois church.
The Salukis were returning to Carbondale following Sunday's 66-48 loss to Illinois State in Bloomington when their bus got stuck in snowdrifts on Interstate 57 south of Champaign.
A tow truck pulled the bus from the side the road around midnight — hours after they first became stuck — and the roughly two dozen players and staff members spent the night at a Tuscola church.
Tom Weber, the school's assistant athletic director for media services, said players began traveling again around 6:30 a.m. Monday after stocking up on food. Weber said earlier Tuesday that heavy snow meant the bus was only traveling about 15 mph. Several hours into the trip, they'd only made it as far as Effingham, about 50 miles south of Tuscola.
"The roads are very, very bad," he said. "They haven't made a lot of progress."
Weber later said the team arrived at 2 p.m. in Carbondale.
The team won't be staying in southern Illinois for long — their next game is Wednesday in Chicago.


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Wolves soccer team drops 6-1 decision to Elkers
The Kane Wolves boys' soccer team again played a solid half but couldn't string together 80 minutes of soccer in Tuesday afternoon's game against Ridgway. Like last week's home game against Smethport, the Wolves were right in the game at intermission, but a flurry of goals by their opposition early in the second half put the home team in a big hole.Defenses for both teams dominated the first 10 minutes as each team only had one shot, Kane's coming from Chris Saquin. Kane's first good scoring attempt came 15 minutes into the contest when Dillon Mattis had a beautiful cross to Aaron Meserole, whose shot was just wide. An apparent Kane goal minutes later was nullified on an offsides call, but the Wolves' fans were encouraged with the offensive effort.


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- Julio Antonio (Julio Antonio Rodríguez Hernández) Móra d'Ebre, Tarragona, Spain, 1889 - Madrid, Spain, 1919
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Republicans in the House of Representatives sought Tuesday to aggressively debunk dire claims by the Obama administration about some of the impacts of the across-the-board federal spending cuts known as sequestration.
At two oversight committee hearings, Republican lawmaker after lawmaker teed off on representatives from the Departments of Homeland Security, Defense and Agriculture, as well as from the Federal Communications Commission. They charged that the administration was politicizing the sequester by either over-hyping its impact or targeting budget cuts to maximize the pain they'd inflict on the public.
Republican members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee repeatedly pointed out that several claims by President Barack Obama and Cabinet officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, have been criticized by fact-checkers and editorial writers as exaggerating the impact of the $85 billion in mandatory cuts that began to take effect March 1.
"There's the reality of sequestration, with the rhetoric of the Obama administration," said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. "The Obama administration has misled the American people with horror story after horror story about the sequester."
White House officials defended their characterizations of the impact.
"We tried to warn about the real-world effects that imposition of the sequester would have on middle-class Americans across the country, on our defense industries and on our military posture, national security readiness," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said. "And those effects are being felt."
At the morning hearing, Republicans were particularly incensed by a claim Napolitano made earlier this month that lines at some Transportation Security Administration checkpoints are already "150 to 200 percent as long as we would normally expect."
However, several news media outlets, including The Atlantic and London's Telegraph newspaper, have reported recently that overly long security checkpoint lines haven't materialized yet at America's major airports
Questioned about Napolitano's assertion, Rafael Borras, the undersecretary for management at the Department of Homeland Security, told the committee, "I am not aware that we've had a doubling of wait times at airports across the country."
"I am aware of, in some instances, where at some airports, due to the elimination or reduction of overtime that it's required – it's resulted in some additional wait time," Borras added.
Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., testily suggested that if security lines at airports are getting too long, the Homeland Security Department and the Transportation Security Administration should kick administrators out of their offices – including Napolitano – and put them to work at airports.
"I mean, we should have the secretary out there screening people, if we need to do that, to expedite people through the airport, and you," Mica told Borras. "I mean, this is a joke. . . . She needs to find other employment soon, and you may need to find it, and some of the 3,000-4,000 people making $103,000 a year, and tell the public that they may be waiting three and four hours."
Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., took Immigration and Customs Enforcement, another Homeland Security Department agency, to task for the sequester-related release of more than 2,000 detainees, including 10 Level 1 offenders, regarded as serious threats. He said the savings versus the security risk wasn't worth it because it cost the agency only about $122 a day to house each Level 1 offender, a figure that Borras said was correct.
Calculating that the costs to maintain them would be about $1,200, Gowdy said, "Is there nothing else in the department budget . . . where you could find $1,200 a day in savings, other than to release Level 1 offenders?"
House Democrats accused their Republican colleagues of shedding crocodile tears over the sequester. Republican lawmakers knew what the across-the-board cuts would do, Democrats said, and they wholeheartedly voted for them.
"Our colleagues on the other side of the aisle have accused the agencies of exaggerating the negative effects of sequestration for political gain," said Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C. "They claim that the agencies can simply undo sequestration by eliminating wasteful or duplicative programs or reducing other spending. And they have criticized the administration" as implementing the sequester too slowly. "Every one of these charges made by my Republican colleagues is false."


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Summer 2018 - June 11 through August 3
The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute accepts six undergraduate and two graduate students with a demonstrated interest in women's studies, Jewish women's studies or topics related to Jewish women/Jewish gender issues around the world to participate in our paid residential internship program. Applications are accepted from students attending universities in the U.S. and abroad.
The Gilda Slifka Internship Program at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute provides undergraduate students with a variety of opportunities to learn about the work of Jewish women's studies scholars and centers, and try their hand at research in the field. Interns assist HBI-affiliated scholars and offices, and develop their own individual projects. Weekly outings to research archives and places of Jewish interest, and discussions with Jewish studies and women's studies scholars, expose interns to various methodologies and academic frameworks. Interns live on the Brandeis University campus in housing provided by the HBI and receive a weekly stipend.
Individual projects are an opportunity for interns to explore an area of Jewish women's studies of personal interest. Each intern is expected to produce a work — an academic paper, a short story, a website, an art work — that is original and personally meaningful, and draws on creative and intellectual energies. Past projects have included a Jewish women's health bibliography, a short film about the spiritual meaning of challah making, and a study of female protagonists of children's Holocaust literature, the narratives of transgender-identified Jews, and the impact of second-wave feminism on Judaism's views on reproductive rights.


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Gallaudet defeated Catholic for the first time in 106 years, breaking open a 7-7 tie by scoring 28 of the next 35 points en route to a 47-27 win.
Coming into the game, Catholic had won 23 of the 25 meetings, with the other two ending in ties.
CUA (1-1) created an early turnover by forcing a Gallaudet
fumble, and five plays later, Greg
Cordivari hit Wes Stringfield for
a 6-yard touchdown and a 7-0 Cardinals lead.
Late in the first, the Bison (1-1) pulled even when Todd Bonheyo hit Ryne Worsham for a 4-yard score.
Cordivari was picked off by Tony Tatum early in the second quarter, giving the Bison the ball at their own 26. After a lengthy drive, the Bison were forced to punt, but rather than kick, Gallaudet faked the punt and Shelby Bean hit Ryan Bonheyo for 27 yards and a first down at the CUA 10-yard line.
"I was surprised when I saw Todd threw the ball in my direction. I had it in my mind to go up and grab it and come down with it while staying in-bounds," said Tatum. "This win feels great and to know that we won as a team is the best part about it. We made history tonight!"
On the very next play, Tatum hauled in a 10-yard scoring strike from Todd Bonheyo to give the Bison their first lead of the night.
On CUA's next drive, Gallaudet forced a Cardinals fumble, which Nico Santiago scooped up and rumbled 65 yards to pay dirt to make it 21-7 in favor of the visitors.
CUA was able to cut it to a seven-point game with a
12-play, 65-yard drive that ended on a five-yard TD pass from
Cordivari to Jason Howard late in the
quarter, and the score remained that way heading into
Early in the third, Cordivari was intercepted by Bean who returned it 61 yards to the CUA one-yard line. On the very next play, Todd Bonyeho plunged across the goal line to put the Bison on top 28-14.
Another Cordivari interception, this one again picked off by Tatum, was converted into another Gallaudet touchdown. The Bison went 52 yards in 13 plays and Todd Bonyeho again scored on a 1-yard plunge to make it 35-14 with 5:33 to play in the third.
Cordivari hit Tanner Keefe for an 8-yard touchdown late in the quarter, sending the teams into the final 15 minutes with CUA trailing by 14.
Gallaudet tacked on two more scores early in the fourth to all but seal the win, and CUA received a late touchdown from Christian Baker to set the final margin at 20 points.
"It was nice to see a full team effort tonight as our offense, defense and special teams came together to play as a complete unit. A lot of players stepped up in key moments," said Gallaudet coach Chuck Goldstein after the victory. "We had terrific support from our administration, faculty, staff and students who made the short trip to attend the game tonight. Not many schools can say their President, Provost, Vice-President, Dean of Student Affairs and Athletic Director travel for a big game like this. It was terrific to deliver our program's first win with them and our fans in attendance."
CUA finished with only 239 yards of total offense, including just 124 through the air. The Cardinals turned the ball over five times and lost the time of possession battle 36:36 to 23:24.
Senior linebacker Tom Pangia led the Bison defense with 14 tackles and two pass breakups. Sophomore linebacker Jaris Alleyne added 10 tackles. Senior Shelby Bean made two interceptions and converted a fake punt with a 27-yard pass. Bean came out to punt in the second quarter but dropped back and threw a pass to junior Ryan Bonheyo who made the catch, fumbled, but GU recovered which allowed Ryan's younger brother Todd to throw a touchdown pass to Tatum.
Nick Cortese led the way for CUA on the ground with 34 yards, while Andrew Ouellette, John Serdakowski and Stringfield all caught three passes.
Patrick Thomas led the Cardinal defense with nine
tackles, with Kevin
Ross and Conor Stueckler next in
line with eight stops.
Gallaudet finished with 221 yards on the ground, led by BJ Flores with 99 yards on 14 attempts and Todd Bonheyo with 40 yards on five attempts. Bonheyo also completed 6 of 15 passes for 88 yards.
Gallaudet and Catholic have only met three times since 1994 but prior to that the two schools had a lengthy rivalry that was very one-sided. Over the years Catholic embarrassed Gallaudet by the tune of 60-0 in 1925, 91-0 in 1931, 41-0 in 1975 and 64-0 in 1994. There were two ties in the series in 1914 and 1919 and the first contest took place in 1906. Twice in the past 20 years. Catholic has gone 1-9 with its only win against Gallaudet.
"Tonight's win is not just for this year's Gallaudet team but all of the prior Bison teams that never had the chance to enjoy a win like tonight," said Goldstein.


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Fox Is Considering a Plan to Have Former American Idols Judge Next Season
Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson have already been approached.
There's a very real chance the next American Idol will be judged by a panel of former American Idols. As Fox and the production companies behind the struggling (yet still high-rated) singing show ponder changes for the 2014 edition, two people with knowledge of the situation tell Vulture that serious consideration is being given to the idea of filling one, and very possibly all, of the slots on the show's judging panel with former Idol contestants. These sources say Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson have already been approached about the idea, and that the names of Adam Lambert and Clay Aiken are also under discussion. (Alas, Justin Guarini does not seem to be on the short list.)
It's important to emphasize that we have not been able to confirm that Fox and production companies FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment have made a final decision to go with an all-alumni panel for season thirteen. There are a million moving parts in the twelve-year-old Idol machine, and in recent years, speculation about potential judges that seemed quite reasonable (like this report about Enrique Iglesias getting a firm offer to join the show) has often led nowhere. So keep in mind: While the Idol brain trust may be mulling an alumni panel now, and even putting out feelers to reps for J-Hud, Kelly, et al., it's quite possible that execs might change their minds, or that if negotiations with the former Idol contestants commence, said talks could later break down. Fox and the production companies also have lots of time to make their moves: The 2013 judging panel wasn't officially unveiled until mid-September last year. Still, there's plenty of evidence to suggest that Idol will feature all-new judges when it returns. Randy Jackson's already been given his on-air good-bye and Fox execs have done nothing to shoot down the May 8 scoop by the Wrap's Jethro Nededog that all four judges were being dumped. Fox boss Kevin Reilly, when asked last week about the future of the panel, told reporters that "everything is on the table." That might also include who serves as Idol's showrunner: The Wrap also reported that veteran producer Nigel Lythgoe "is expected to be replaced."
As they always do during Idol Speculation Season, Fox publicity declined to comment. If an all-alum panel becomes a reality, the thinking behind the idea seems pretty solid: After several seasons in which Fox shelled out crazy money for singing superstars for whom Idol often seemed to be just part of a larger publicity tour, bringing back former contestants sounds like a good way to reconnect the show with its roots (and a core audience that might have been turned off by all the carpetbaggers passing judgement). What's more, most of the former contestants being discussed have had successful careers post-Idol, either in music or in the movies. Showcasing Idol icons might be a none-too-subtle way to differentiate the show from its upstart (and now higher-rated) rival, NBC's The Voice, which has yet to produce even a modestly successful champion. Fox insiders have long insisted Idol's success wasn't because of Simon Cowell or any of the judges, but because viewers loved watching real people transform into superstars. Welcoming some of those superstars home might be a good way to get former Idol viewers to return as well.


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A picture tour and historical information about covered bridges
Which state had the first covered bridge?
Which state qualifies as the Covered Bridge Capitol of the World?
If you said Pennsylvania, you would be correct!
Covered Bridges
(Includes Lehigh and
Northampton Counties)
Click on the name to visit the bridge:
Stonemason John Lewis left this inscription on the a granite block that supported the U.S.A.'s first covered bridge spanning the Schuylkill River of Philadelphia. The reader may recognize the Roman numerals, but what of the garbled letters? Mr. Lewis just didn't have enough space so he used initials:
This First Corner Stone Of
The Schuylkill Permanent Bridge Was Laid
The cornerstone is believed to still lay beneath the Eastern end of today's Market Street Bridge.
This first covered bridge was built by Timothy Palmer from Newburyport Massachusetts. The bridge was 550 feet long incorporating three spans combining arches and a multiple kingpost design for strength. Judge Richard Peters, president of the Schuylkill Permanent Bridge Company, is believed to have been responsible for the bridge becoming a covered design so that it would last longer.
The Covered Bridge Capitol of the World?
Pennsylvania has 250 of the remaining 1500 covered bridges in the United States. That makes it the covered bridge capitol of the world!
One disadvantage of the covered bridge occurred during snowstorms when sleds were in use. Snow would need to be shoveled into the bridge to provide a snowy surface for the sled runners.
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Walking along with his girl on a pretty spring day, his head filled
with romance, and suddenly there is the privacy of a covered bridge. No
wonder these bridges became known as kissing bridges.
Among the many bridge designs, the Burr Truss coupled with a multiple kingpost design provides the support structure for all seven of the Lehigh Valley's covered bridges. The arch of the Burr Truss provided a stronger support than the kingpost truss and therefore allowed a longer span to be built. Theodore Burr from Connecticut patented the Burr truss design in 1804. He was not related to Aaron Burr.
Other truss designs used in various parts of the country included the Howe truss, Warren truss, Smith truss, Queenpost Truss and Town Truss.
Want to learn more. Look for these references:
1. "Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, A Complete Guide", by Benjamin Evans and June Evans, University of Pittsburgh Press, 1993
2. "Covered Bridges of the Middle Atlantic States, Their
Illustrated history in War and Peace", by Richard Sanders Allen,
The Stephen Green Press, 1959
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STAMFORD, Conn. (CBS 2) — CBS 2 has learned exclusive new information on the deadly Christmas day fire that killed three little girls and their grandparents in Fairfield County.
Tony Aiello reports smoke detectors and fire extinguishers may have been removed from the home, and that girls' father has hired private investigators.
It's been one month since the fire that broke countless hearts and took five lives – Sarah, Grace and Lily Badger and grandparents Pauline and Lomer Johnson.
As Stamford police investigate, they're trying to answer a key question: were battery-operated smoke alarms and several fire extinguishers removed from the home sometime before the fire?
Police refused comment Wednesday, but Aiello has learned several construction workers told investigators the alarms and extinguishers were taken out of the house and stored in the garage, as painters began working on the interior.
Police aren't the only ones asking questions.
Matthew Badger, the girls' father, has hired private investigators to look into the circumstances surrounding the fatal fire.
"A private investigation firm can really focus and narrow the scope of their investigation and stay full-time on it," private investigator Michael Ciravolo said.
Ciravolo, a retired NYPD investigator, is not associated with the firm working for Matthew Badger, but he said it's a good move to bring in outsiders to supplement the work of police.
"If they find something that in their estimation is criminality or negligence on the part of someone, they have a duty and I'm sure they will take it to the police," Ciravolo said.
A focus of the investigation has been on Michael Borcina, the contractor renovating Madonna Badger's home. He'd also been dating her.
Despite an outpouring of support, Madonna Badger is obviously struggling with the terrible loss of her daughters and parents. She said at their funeral …"when I used to hear about people losing a child I would say I could never ever, ever live through losing my babies."
A source told Aiello that Madonna Badger "is now in a safe place, surrounded by family and long-time friends."
Meanwhile, Stamford police hope to wrap up their investigation in the next week or two.
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